Deterministic and Efficient Quantum Cryptography Based on Bell's Theorem

We propose a novel double-entanglement-based quantum cryptography protocol that is both efficient and deterministic. The proposal uses photon pairs with entanglement both in polarization and in time degrees of freedom; each measurement in which both of the two communicating parties register a photon can establish one and only one perfect correlation and thus deterministically create a key bit. Eavesdropping can be detected by violation of local realism. A variation of the protocol shows a higher security, similarly to the six-state protocol, under individual attacks. Our scheme allows a robust implementation under current technology.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; published version with a note adde

Bis(2-cyclo­hexyl­imino­methyl-4,6-disulfanylphenolato)nickel(II) acetonitrile solvate

In the title compound, [Ni(C13H16NOS2)2]·CH3CN, the NiII atom is four-coordinated by two N,O-bidentate Schiff base ligands, resulting in a distorted tetra­hedral coordination for the metal ion

Diaqua­bis[3-(2-sulfanylphen­yl)prop-2-enoato]zinc(II) dihydrate

In the title compound, [Zn(C9H7O2S)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, the ZnII atom (site symmetry ) is four-coordinated by two O atoms from 3-(2-sulfanylphen­yl)prop-2-enoate anions and two aqua O atoms in a slightly distorted ZnO4 square-planar arrangement. In the crystal, O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds help to establish the packing

Investigation on the Structural Behavior of Shear Walls with Steel Truss Coupling Beams under Seismic Loading

Based on existing experimental results, the finite element analyses were carried out on shear wall structures with steel truss coupling beams. This work studied the seismic behaviors and the working mechanism of the steel truss coupling beam at the ultimate state and put forward two parameters: the area ratio of web member to chord and the stiffness ratio of coupling beam to shear wall. The seismic optimum design method of the coupling beam was also proposed. Afterwards, a comparative analysis was implemented on the three-dimensional shear wall model with steel truss coupling beams designed by the proposed design method. The results show that the structures designed by the proposed method have excellent seismic behaviors, the steel truss coupling beams have enough stiffness to connect shear walls effectively, and its web members have appropriate cross sections to dissipate seismic energy

Coexistence of multiple strange attractors governed by different initial conditions in a deterministic system

Abstract: This paper presents a new four-dimension autonomous system which shows extraordinary dynamical properties . Chaotic attractor and periodic attractor or hyper-chaotic attractor and quasi-periodic attractor, which are governed by different initial conditions instead of the system parameters, can coexist in the deterministic system. These interesting phenomena are verified through numerical simulations and analyses including time series, phase portraits, Poincaré maps, bifurcation diagrams, and Lyapunov exponents

Domain Wall Conduction in Calcium-Modified Lead Titanate for Polarization Tunable Photovoltaic Devices

Ferroelectric domain wall (DW) conduction, confirmed in recent experiments, has attracted intense attention due to its promising applications in optoelec- tronic devices. Herein, we provide theoretical evidence of electric conduction in Pb0.8Ca0.2TiO3 (PCT) DWs. The separation of charge accumulation in DWs, corresponding to the electronic conduction-band minimum (CBM) and valence-band maximum (VBM), weakens the tendency for the electron-hole recombination, thereby providing more efficient channels for charge transfer. We fabricate PCT-based functional photovoltaic devices with polarization tunable charge transfer to exploit the combined conduction and ferroelectric properties of the DW. The photovoltaic performance of the devices can be regu- lated by the alternation of ferroelectric domains in PCT, caused by variation of the external poling. Our work broadens the applicability of DW conduction and may inspire the future design of high-performance materials in photovoltaic devices

Applicability of Perturbative QCD to Pion Virtual Compton Scattering

We study explicitly the applicability of perturbative QCD (pQCD) to the pion virtual Compton scattering. It is found that there are central-region singularities introduced by the QCD running coupling constant, in addition to the end-point singularities generally existed in other exclusive processes such as the pion form factor. We introduce a simple technique to evaluate the contributions from these singularities, so that we can arrive at a judgement that these contributions will be unharmful to the applicability of pQCD at certain energy scale, i.e., the ``work point'' which is defined to determine when pQCD is applicable to exclusive processes. The applicability of pQCD for different pion distribution amplitudes are explored in detail. We show that pQCD begins to work at 10 ${GeV}^2$. If we relax our constraint to a weak sense, the work point may be as low as 4 ${GeV}^2$.Comment: 13 Latex pages, 10 figures, to appear in PL

[μ-N,N′-Bis(diphenyl­phosphinometh­yl)benzene-1,4-diamine-κ2 P:P′]bis­[(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)silver(I)] bis­(per­chlorate) acetone disolvate

The title complex, [Ag2(C10H8N2)2(C32H30N2P2)](ClO4)2·2CH3COCH3, is a centrosymmetric dimer with pairs of AgI atoms bridged by N,N′-bis­(diphenyl­phosphinometh­yl)ben­zene-1,4-diamine ligands. In addition, each AgI atom is coordin­ated by one chelating 2,2′-bipyridine ligand, giving a distorted trigonal coordination environment